Workers’ Compensation

If you're one of the many Americans who use social media, you may not realize that what you post could come back to hurt your workers' compensation claim. While social media can be a great way to stay connected with friends and family, it can also be used as evidence...

If you experience an on-the-job injury, you can receive workers’ compensation benefits. One of the best parts about workers’ compensation is that it is a no-fault system. This means you can collect even if the injury was partially your fault (with some exceptions). ...

The retail sector provides employment for numerous workers across Arkansas. Retail work may not be a profession that you’d associate with injuries, but the reality is, that a lot of injuries occur every year in this area.  What are some of the more common work-related...

With many workplace injuries, you know that you’re hurt as soon as the incident takes place. You slip from the top of a ladder, fall and strike your head on the concrete floor below. You know that you need to go to the hospital and you probably have a concussion at...

We generally think of nurses in terms of treating injuries rather than suffering from them. Nurses dedicate their lives to helping other people. Nonetheless, there are numerous hazards in the nursing profession. How are nurses injured on the job and what are their...

Most Arkansas employers must hold workers’ compensation insurance. It is no-fault insurance that covers your costs if you get injured or ill due to your work. Despite this, some employers can be reluctant to help your claim, fearing it will push their insurance...

Workers' Compensation claims are nothing more than insurance claims. Nobody would get in a car wreck and wait to make a claim. If a person did wait to claim wreck damages, the insurance carrier would suspect the damage to have occurred in some other way. Same with...

Too many valid workers' compensation claims get off on the wrong foot and some are completely ruined by a failure to make the claim immediately after a work related injury. An injured worker must report the claim to his or her supervisor immediately. Most people know...

If you have been injured on the job, the most important thing to know is that you must notify your employer of the injury immediately. Generally, you must be able to tell the employer exactly what injury was sustained, when and how. Oftentimes, you must persist and...

Worker's Compensation claims must be filed as soon as possible. When reporting an injury an injured worker should know when, where, why and how the injury occurred. A reported claim that lacks an exact time and place of injury my be denied. Persistence may be required...